Chapter 296 I'm Just Telling You Guys This, but You Won't Ruin My Movie, Will You?

Time soon came to the fifth day after the release of "Mulan", and the box office successfully advanced to 300 million.

At this time, "The Warlords" also successfully broke through the 200 million mark after a 20-day release period, but the daily box office dropped to less than 1 million per day.

Although China Film did not report specific data, the media summarized the overall box office results based on the box office announced by various theaters.

Because the distribution range covers Southeast Asia and other places, after summarizing, the final figure of 42.8 million US dollars was obtained.

For a while, the investors did not respond, and netizens and major media went crazy.

40 million US dollars investment, 42.8 million US dollars box office?

It's outrageous!

Chen Kexin never expected that the situation he revealed during the promotion has now become a boomerang, stabbing himself hard!

"Where did the one hundred million costumes and props go?"

"Such blatant greed, is there no one to take care of it?"

"Boycott Hong Kong directors..."

The Internet was abuzz with the news, and reporters wanted to find Chen Kexin, but after asking around, they found out that he went to Hawaii for vacation.

At the start of "Bullfighting", Chen Fei and Huang Bo talked about Chen Kexin without restraint.

"You have the money, why are you still keeping it? Are you making trouble for yourself?"

"China Film Group doesn't care?"

"How can I care? I can't care, there are too many things involved."

"Then just accept it?"

"Look at the Third Master, he is the boss of China Film Group now, he must have a trick."

Chen Fei said, but he was pessimistic in his heart.

"The Warlords", "Red Cliff", "Nanjing! Nanjing!", these three movies will surely become three thorns in the body of China Film Group, deeply piercing!

It was the first time for Huang Bo to be a director and shoot a movie, and he was still very nervous.

Many media came to the shooting site of "Bullfighting". When facing the interview, he stroked the bull he chose, and his gratitude was overflowing with words.

"I am very grateful to Director Chen for his support. This is also my first attempt at the directing industry. I don't ask for a big box office, I just hope not to embarrass myself and not lose money."

Huang Bo has begun to support himself. He really has no confidence in his level. He just hopes not to make big mistakes and can shoot smoothly.

Chen Fei stood beside him and shook his head with a smile: "It's not that pessimistic. Work hard, focus, and be careful. Those who have a will can achieve their goals."

Seeing him suddenly take over, the reporters immediately became excited.

"Director Chen, what do you think about the ban on "Apple" starring Fan Bingbin?"

These days, the incident between Wu Kebo, Jiang Yiyan, Chen Hao, and Fan Bingbin has caused quite a stir.

ShowBox was responsible for igniting the fire behind the scenes, and Huayi took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and severely tossed Chengtian.

The big and small Wangs are not easy to deal with. Suddenly, an uncut version of "Apple" appeared on the Internet and began to spread widely.

This movie was invested by Orange Sky, and it was because of this movie that Fan Bingbin turned to Orange Sky.

Revenge is late but it comes!

The Internet was in an uproar, and the bureau was under pressure. In addition, there were indeed many violations in this movie, so they simply went with the flow and banned it directly!

Revoked the screening license, all actors wrote self-criticisms, and were severely criticized and educated...

For a time, Orange Sky became a joke in the circle!

Chen Fei saw this as a joke. Whoever messed with Wu Kebo, he would support him. At least Huayi did a good job this time, which was much more enjoyable than his poaching of Tong Liya.

But of course he couldn't say that to the reporter.

"Take it as a warning."

Everything is done in the right way, it's definitely right.

"Some netizens responded that since "Apple" was banned, then the similar "Lust, Caution" should also be treated the same way. What do you think?"

Chen Fei took a look at the person he was interviewing, and sure enough, its logo was an entertainment tabloid.

Only this kind of media dares to say and ask anything.

"You should ask those directors who make art films. I just make commercial films. How can I understand these things?"

This made the reporters on the scene confused.

"You have won the Berlin Golden Bear Award and the Cannes Golden Palm Award. How can you not be considered an art film director?"

"You should ask people in the art circle first. Do they recognize me as an art film director?"

Huang Bo's forehead has begun to sweat.

This is for you to talk about. Will "Bullfight" be talked about?

…

Chen Fei's speech appeared on the Internet just after the launch conference.

[Go ask people in the art circle. Do they recognize me as an art film director? ]

The bold and black title was hung high on the portal website, which made many directors feel sour.

The old men in the art circle were angry again.

They were embarrassed to think that they were not recognized as art film directors because they won the Golden Bear and the Golden Palm Awards.

At the same time, "Nanjing! Nanjing! 》is about to be released, and the premiere is being planned again.

"Didn't he just hold a screening a while ago? Why is there another premiere?"

Chen Fei was so upset that he threw the invitation into the trash can and asked his assistant to book a plane ticket.

Who has time to watch such a crappy movie?

Jiang Wen, who finally couldn't escape this time, was also very angry. He kept doing it again and again. Isn't this a disease?

"Who knows! I'm really impressed. Director Han called me and said that he must get support this time."

"Good luck to you."

"Hey? Are you going to run away again?"

"I feel sick just looking at him. If you get a chance, remember to spit on his face for me."

"..."

Jiang Wen hung up the phone speechlessly.

If he really had the chance, he would have done it a long time ago. The key is that this guy has hardly met him since he finished filming "Looking for the Gun".

No chance!

...

The filming progress of "Painted Skin" is quite fast. They are all veteran actors with absolutely great acting skills.

"Which time is the company going to choose?" Ning Hao asked on the phone.

In the VIP lounge of the airport, Chen Fei crossed his legs and asked back: "When can you finish filming?"

"Next March."

"Then let's shoot in the summer. Anyway, the 7-day May Day holiday has been cut to only 3 days. There is no need to join in the fun."

"Okay, then I'll listen to you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei casually browsed the news on the portal website.

The news that Liu Tao married a "rich young man" is another hot topic recently. She even announced at the wedding that she would quit the entertainment industry and focus on raising her husband and children.

"Tsk, another good cabbage was taken away by a pig."

The news of financing of major video websites has also begun to emerge, which made Chen Fei suddenly think of "streaming media". It is not urgent now, but he can let Longxiang Capital move forward in this direction in the future.

Of course, he will definitely not choose to do it himself, because this thing is too expensive in the later stage.

Taking advantage of the blue ocean period, holding a certain amount of shares and controlling a certain right to speak at the same time is a good choice.

…

Wang Zhongjun has started to have some headaches recently.

"The Forbidden Kingdom" was originally scheduled to be released during the May Day holiday, but who would have thought that the seven-day holiday was suddenly cut to only three days, which will inevitably have a great impact on the box office.

In addition, Orange Sky's revenge came quickly.

Many negative reviews of "Assembly" suddenly appeared on the Internet.

One netizen angrily said online that if his grandfather did not have Alzheimer's disease, he would definitely faint after watching this movie.

"If you can't hear the call to assemble, you have to fight even if there is only one person left!"

This is a line from the play. There is nothing wrong with this order. After all, military orders are like mountains, and soldiers take obedience to orders as their first duty.

But the key is that the call was not blown!

What the hell is this?

It's okay to be the last one to leave. Everyone has been on the battlefield and has long been prepared to sacrifice their lives for the country.

But it was agreed that the call would be blown after the retreat, but the call to assemble did not sound after the actual retreat, and the 9th Company was dragged down on the battlefield.

Is there any difference between this behavior and deception?

Seizing this point, some film critics, media, netizens, etc. began to vent wildly on the Internet, angrily criticizing Feng Xiaogang and Huayi for shady history!

With the help of Chengtian, this matter seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

"What should we do now?"

Wang Zhongjun looked at the public relations manager of Huayi, wanting to hear his opinion.

"Prove yourself."

"How do you prove it?"

"Make another movie with a similar theme to prove that our story is excellent and divert the attention of those netizens who follow the trend and criticize online."

Hearing this, Wang Zhongjun frowned.

The method is indeed very good, but how easy is it to reproduce the excellent performance of "Assembly"?

Where can I find such a script that can not only reap high box office, but also get good reviews from all parties, and can also divert attention?

Suddenly, a name appeared in his mind!

"Chen Fei!"

It will definitely work if you find him.

Wang Zhonglei's eyes lit up immediately.

If it was before, Huayi and Feiyue Film and Television would hardly have the opportunity to cooperate, but now it is different. The current "enemies" of the two are all Chengtian. Doesn't this form a natural alliance relationship?

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cooperate on a whole movie, let Chengtian see what "strong alliance" means, and kill his spirit!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhonglei was determined.

And he already has a goal!

Some time ago, Feiyue Film and Television sent several scripts to the Film Bureau, one of which was just right for dealing with the current dire situation.

…

The Lunar New Year period in China is very important, and so is the foreign period.

In the December period, Paramount, Lionsgate, Warner, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Dimension, Sony, MGM, Universal, and New Line have gathered together!

Natasha reported to him with a form: "The overseas box office of "Mulan" is still very impressive. It has reached 76.5 million US dollars in the first week of its release, and it basically maintains 10 million per day."

"Well, not bad."

For a foreign language film, this box office is already very good, at least it should be no problem to surpass "Source Code".

The most critical thing now is the animated film "Wall-E".

Fortunately, its opponents are currently only Disney's "Magic Lovers" and 20th Century Fox's "Chipmin'".

The former has been released for more than a month, and the latter has been released for more than half a month.

As for the box office performance, Disney is still quite stable, and the total box office has now reached 300 million US dollars.

On the other hand, 20th Century Fox was a little behind, and it took only half a month to break the 100 million mark, and the final estimate was only about 200 million US dollars.

"How is the premiere arrangement?"

"Everyone who should be invited has been invited. The venue is set at the Kodak Theater and will start tomorrow morning."

Kodak Theater?

"Wow, you are really good. You have turned the venue designated by the Oscars into a premiere?"

"What's the matter?" Natasha said indifferently: "The Kodak Theater was originally provided to the outside world for various activities, and it is usually rented out.

It's just that the Oscars and Victoria's Secret are more popular, so everyone thinks that place is more noble. In fact, it's just spending more money."

Fade Chen silently gave her a thumbs up!

This attitude is undoubtedly a cool girl.

~

On the 29th, when major domestic directors and actors attended the premiere of "Nanjing! Nanjing!", Walt Disney Studios in Hollywood also held a premiere for "Wall-E".

There were many guests present. Except for Disney, other Hollywood film companies sent representatives.

For the first animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios, many companies are looking forward to and testing it.

Animated films are much more difficult to shoot than live-action films, and various props, post-production, character portrayal, and stories all require very sophisticated production processes.

And more importantly, the copyright of animated films and the sales of various peripherals are incomparable to live-action films!

Why is Disney so awesome?

It's because they have a lot of animation copyrights, various peripherals, Disneyland, etc., which have earned huge profits for the company!

Because of this, many companies have adopted a "wolf is coming" attitude towards Walt Disney Studios' entry into the animation field.

The cake is not enough to share, and if there is another strong rival, the market will be difficult to do in the future!

The producer of MGM, which created the classic series of "Tom and Jerry", looked a little nervous today because his friend went to see the preview of Wall-E before and came back to tell him some very bad news.

"This animated film is likely to refresh many people's three views!"

Spielberg, who is still working at DreamWorks, also came to the scene and was chatting with John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation.

Although Pixar is affiliated with Disney, it is an independent animation studio, but its films will be distributed by Disney.

So, even if Disney and Walt Disney Studios do not interact with each other, John Lasseter still came without hesitation.

As the chief creative officer of an animation company, while ensuring content output, he must always pay attention to the movements of other competitors.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Chen Fei and Natasha walked into the Kodak Theater, followed by a group of people from the animation studio and the actors who dubbed the film.

There was a commotion in the theater, because the employees in the animation studio of Walt Disney Studios were almost all poached from other companies, so it was inevitable that everyone would blush when they met again today.

Of course, as a boss, Chen Fei's face would not be as thin as theirs.

"First of all, I would like to welcome everyone to the premiere of Volton Pictures' first animated film. The production cycle of this animated film lasted for a year, and it took a lot of effort from all our staff.

It's embarrassing to say that this is actually my first time as an animation director, but fortunately, even though the production process was a bit bumpy, I still made this movie.

Everyone present here is Hollywood's top animation producers, directors, voice actors, etc., and please give me some feasible suggestions after watching the movie."

After the speech, the movie started playing.

Fade Chen walked down the podium and sat down between Spielberg and John Lasseter.

Both are seniors in the animation industry. After the movie is over, they are the most qualified to comment.

The film slowly unfolds. On a planet full of garbage, a garbage cleaning robot, Wall-E, works tirelessly. He keeps company with cockroaches and gradually develops emotions and self-awareness...

As time goes by, Chen Fei notices that Spielberg and John Lasseter beside him quickly change from their indifference at first to solemn and shocked expressions!

"Robot Wall-E" is the first fully computer-produced animated feature film in the history of human cinema, and it also includes a film clip starring real people!

This film clip comes from the 1969 musical film "Hello, Dolly!", which is the favorite work of director Andrew Stanton. In order to purchase the copyright, Chen Fei even spent tens of thousands of US dollars!

Two hours passed slowly, and the moment the film ended, the entire Kodak Theater was silent.

Chen Fei deliberately observed the expressions and movements of others. Without exception, they all looked confused!

Technology, love, environmental protection...

From this animated film, they actually saw many characteristics that can only be achieved in real-life movies!

"Pa pa pa!"

The applause rang out, and everyone gradually came back to their senses, and their eyes moved from the screen to Chen Fei.

This can no longer be described as a genius director, this is simply a genius director!

A producer from Fox shouted: "Fei! This... This is the best animated feature film I have ever seen!"

"Thank you very much for your praise."

Fade Chen smiled at him, then turned his head to look at John Lasseter, the head of Pixar Animation Studios.

This feeling of face-to-face NTR... is quite fun!

"Mr. Lasseter? What do you think?"

After taking a deep breath, John Lasseter slowly said: "Legendary work!"

Spielberg was even more impressed, with a sense of not having seen enough: "Lovely characters, well-made jokes, incredible friendliness and wonderful pictures.

Fei? Are you sure this is your first time in the field of animated films? This is really amazing."

That's what I want you to say!

Fade Chen smiled slightly and said modestly: "Thank you both for your praise. I will definitely continue to work hard and continue to create more high-quality animated films."

As soon as these words came out, the heads of several film and television production companies on the scene all changed their roles slightly.

Fuck!

The wolf is really coming!